Highest-paying Cities for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

The top 100 highest paying cities for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $102,120, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles. It is followed by Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin (average annual salary $87,320). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$102,120	$49,780	430
2	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$87,320	$39,910	210
3	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$84,690	$48,070	270
4	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$81,550	$49,080	180
5	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$80,450	$39,950	1,030
6	St Louis, Missouri	$76,930	$36,080	530
7	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$74,010	$37,340	40
8	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$73,380	$27,240	410
9	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$70,500	$45,830	30
10	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$69,850	$38,780	160
11	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$68,830	$38,190	50
12	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$68,230	$31,280	100
13	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$65,020	$65,020	60
14	Stockton, California	$64,680	$36,260	80
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$64,610	$39,510	320
16	Toledo, Ohio	$63,810	$36,820	70
17	Kansas City, Missouri	$63,610	$32,170	320
18	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$61,090	$37,240	30
19	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$61,010	$34,080	430
20	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$60,780	$59,380	50
21	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$60,250	$53,600	n/a
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$60,050	$40,550	580
23	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$59,180	$29,570	60
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$58,790	$35,410	150
25	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$58,770	$45,080	170
26	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,340	$49,030	240
27	Anchorage, Alaska	$57,160	$32,510	n/a
28	Madison, Wisconsin	$56,780	$33,500	n/a
29	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$56,340	$30,720	40
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$54,750	$35,690	560
31	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$54,190	$22,590	70
32	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$54,010	$35,410	80
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$53,620	$41,300	310
34	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$53,140	$31,870	80
35	Camden, New Jersey	$53,060	$27,300	40
36	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$52,260	$34,230	40
37	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$52,110	$35,140	220
38	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$51,940	$30,020	30
39	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$51,850	$31,400	50
40	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$51,510	$31,580	50
41	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$51,350	$21,750	100
42	Peoria, Illinois	$51,320	$36,130	40
43	Columbus, Ohio	$50,830	$37,530	120
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,530	$44,450	710
45	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$49,910	$37,640	520
46	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$49,800	$42,060	70
47	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$49,510	$41,250	140
48	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$49,290	$40,160	60
49	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$49,290	$36,250	170
50	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$49,250	$40,690	80
51	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$49,210	$35,040	440
52	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$49,170	$35,820	40
53	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$49,080	$31,580	70
54	Modesto, California	$48,530	$35,190	50
55	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$48,340	$39,640	n/a
56	Wichita, Kansas	$48,140	$36,340	30
57	Greeley, Colorado	$48,110	$30,090	30
58	Syracuse, New York	$48,060	$30,300	40
59	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,990	$31,860	210
60	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$47,880	$36,910	120
61	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$47,870	$37,120	140
62	Springfield, Massachusetts	$47,830	$36,910	50
63	Dayton, Ohio	$47,610	$37,500	40
64	Rochester, New York	$47,550	$36,650	70
65	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$47,510	$32,240	30
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$47,490	$36,090	1,640
67	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$47,390	$23,240	150
68	New Haven, Connecticut	$47,010	$37,420	40
69	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$46,900	$39,490	190
70	Akron, Ohio	$46,740	$35,730	30
71	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$46,710	$36,350	30
72	Tucson, Arizona	$46,460	$29,750	60
73	Fargo, North Dakota	$46,410	$31,570	40
74	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$46,400	$24,260	n/a
75	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$46,300	$32,690	110
76	Fresno, California	$45,990	$33,770	130
77	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$45,820	$36,040	30
78	Richmond, Virginia	$45,590	$34,160	160
79	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$45,510	$29,390	n/a
80	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$45,440	$17,210	50
81	Spokane, Washington	$45,430	$35,630	60
82	Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,430	$30,460	100
83	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$45,300	$22,630	70
84	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$45,250	$31,470	130
85	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$45,230	$31,050	40
86	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$45,210	$27,900	270
87	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$44,800	$23,870	40
88	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$44,540	$32,190	40
89	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$44,430	$33,580	50
90	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$44,320	$33,680	150
91	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$43,990	$33,170	n/a
92	Billings, Montana	$43,680	$31,730	80
93	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$43,550	$26,820	730
94	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$43,200	$37,640	60
95	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$43,040	$29,980	40
96	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$42,990	$29,520	60
97	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,730	$26,870	80
98	Wilmington, New Jersey	$42,080	$19,720	40
99	Salem, Oregon	$41,870	$32,350	80
100	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$41,700	$34,870	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles.